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Jeep’s latest trick is the new 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid-electric SUV with a potentially whisper-quiet 25 miles of electric-only range.
By Kelsey Mays
October 2, 2020

Mercedes-Benz USA and its parent automaker, Daimler AG, will pay more than $2 billion to settle allegations of emissions cheating on diesel-powered vehicles.
By Kelsey Mays
October 2, 2020

Volkswagen’s Taos compact SUV is all-new, but the automaker announced it will get power from a familiar engine.
By Jennifer Geiger
September 29, 2020

The stark differences in environmental policy between President Trump and his challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, make potential outcomes (once the winner is known) easier to predict for car shoppers.
By Joe Wiesenfelder
September 28, 2020

Our second report on the status of our “CSI: Car Smell Investigation, 2020 Hyundai Palisade Edition” is far and away our most popular article of the past week.
By Matt Schmitz
September 23, 2020

The newest Volkswagen, the all-electric 2021 ID.4, is VW’s first long-range all-electric vehicle in the U.S.
By Brian Normile
September 23, 2020

Sporting revised styling and an updated battery, the 2021 Porsche Panamera 4S E-Hybrid is a posh, efficient high-performance cruiser.

By Aaron Bragman
Detroit Bureau Chief

The 2021 Polestar 2 is an electric luxury sedan designed to take on rivals like the Tesla Model 3 and Model S, along with premium electric SUVs such as the Audi E-Tron and Jaguar I-Pace.
By Nick Kurczewski
September 21, 2020

EGR stands for exhaust gas recirculation, a vehicle emissions control concept used in both gasoline and diesel engines.
By Jennifer Geiger
September 19, 2020

The 2021 Trailblazer’s look may not exactly be blazing new trails, but the SUV still has a few tricks up its sleeve.
By Lauren Leazenby
September 18, 2020